Predictions

~Our Predictions~

Kendra Horn is the best candidate for the well-being of Oklahoma, so we think she will win the election. Based on polls such as the one below, she has a slight advantage against Bice because she was ahead in the votes from September 8th to October 11th. Horn is the best candidate for Oklahoma because she believes in policies that will benefit the Oklahomans more than Bice's policies. For example, Horn supports expanding international trade to benefit Oklahoma. She supports the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which is beneficial because they are two of our largest trading partners. Bice, on the other hand supports increased international trade for small businesses, but for anyone not supporting a small business, trade is unrelated to her. Horn and Bice also have different stances on healthcare. Horn supports Healthcare and believes it is a right that everyone should have. Though Bice supports healthcare, she does not support it out of compassion for the citizens, but because of the ratio of people relying on it. In both of these examples, it is obvious Horn cares more for the citizens of Oklahoma than Bice, because Bice cares more for the popularity of her beliefs on topics.

Compared to current people running for office, Horn's beliefs align more with Joe Biden's while Bice's beliefs align more with Donald Trump's. We think the candidate that will win for Oklahoma District 5 is likely the candidate with similar policies as the winner of the general election. According to polls from The New York Times, Biden is leading Trump in four states. This could also provide leverage for Horn because Horn shares similar beliefs with Biden and Biden is leading the election. If Biden ends up winning the election it will be beneficial because because Horn's beliefs and policies will help Oklahoma more than Bice's.